[kupoartist]

Originally posted by Vicious_2003
Anyway I got a brand new Compaq with a 2.7 GHz processor, 512 DDR SDRAM memmory, a 120 GB Ultra DMA hard drive, a DVD drive and a CD-RW drive, and a 17" Flatscreen LCD monitor.

That sounds a pretty good PC, though you've kind of left out the most important detail, the bit that makes or breaks a modern PC: What GFX card do you have? For $2000, i wouldn't have settled for anything bellow a Radeon 9800, or a GeForce FX 5900....

As for OSs, i've always prefered Windows 2000. It's pretty stable, being able to recover from most program crashes without locking up. Shame about the "saving settings" problems you get after a very long period on the comp (sometimes, it takes a minute to shutdown, which is real pain in the arse when you shutdown in order to get out of the house real quick). I've not used XP much, but theres somthing about the Teletubby colour scheme and menus which prejudices me against it